Holy Cora Alliance

The Holy Cora Alliance is the political faction run by the playable race of corites, theoretically dedicated to serving the will of Decem.

Overview
The Holy Alliance Cora is a spiritual civilisation with a firm belief in religion and the magical arts. Though the history of the Cora has been built on religious wars, which has created multiple states and nations, the country is strongly unified through its core religious beliefs. The Cora people, united as the Holy Alliance, now battle for their survival using the magical powers drawn from their spiritual beliefs, and traditional weapons blessed by their god, Decem.

History
It is said that in the beginning the god Decem created two things: the World, to transform oblivion into beauty, and the Corites to enforce His will. Armed with this legend and seeing themselves as the "chosen race," the Corites have organized their society entirely according to their faith in this deity. Every action taken in “this life” is meant to help the individual ascend to a higher station or state of being, gaining them an ever closer relationship with their god.

Whatever the truth, it is evident that Corite individuals, members of a race resembling the elves of ancient Terran mythology, have been granted mystical powers and abilities far beyond other races, possessing almost universally superior proficiency in the use of the Darkling Force, a strain of magic power that is seen as the most precious gift Decem has given to His children.

Society
According to Corite doctrine, Decem has forbidden His people from harming any planets they inhabit: that they ensure nature's well-being by continually caring for it, for harming the planet would be as unto harming Decem Himself. With this in mind, Corites are permitted to use only the resources necessary to develop themselves in their never-ending quest to fulfill the will of Decem. This is particularly exemplified by their cooperation with nature, seeking to enhance its beauty while carefully avoiding over-consumption of its resources. Eschewing industrialism, the Corites refine raw materials with the Darkling Force, psychically combining elements to create their devices and weapons in a pollution-free process. In turn, all of their "technologies" are themselves empowered by the Darkling Force.

The Corites' belief that their bodies are shrines to Decem has led to an almost narcissistic love of physical beauty, seeing the nurturing of it as an act of communion with their deity. With that in mind, Corite clothing and armour are strongly-built, loose-fitting, and made entirely from naturally-occurring materials (in keeping with their belief in cooperating with nature).

All foods and consumables eaten by the Corites must be blessed by Decem before being consumed. In accordance with their beliefs, all the food they ingest is to be completely natural and wholesome, grown specifically for the purpose of consumption and using only natural means to create the sustenance required for the survival of said foodstuffs.

Government
The Holy Alliance of Cora, the overall governing body of the Corite civilization, is a theocracy emphasizing mysticism and magical aptitude. Though their history has been shaped largely by religious wars, which have repeatedly fractured their civilization into multiple smaller nation-states, their society as a whole is strongly unified through its core doctrines. This unity, more than any other element of their culture, has given them the strength to prosecute their holy war on Novus.